IntroductionIn an environment characterized by increasing legal isolation and skepticism towards judgments from Western or so-called “unfriendly” countries, a recent ruling by the Moscow Arbitrazh Court (Case No. A40-300609/2024, published on 11 November 2025) stands out. The court confirmed the recognition of a Latvian court decision impacting high-value international trademarks, even as diplomatic relations between […]
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Rare decision: BayObLG Sets Aside Award due to Violation of Due Process and Inadequate Reasoning
BayObLG sets aside DIS award for violation of right to be heard
Introduction:In a recent decision delivered on 2 April 2025, the Bavarian Supreme Regional Court (BayObLG case no. 102 Sch 39/24) set aside an arbitral award in a high-profile dispute concerning milestone-based earn-outs in the life sciences sector. This ruling marks an important clarification on the requirements for due process (rechtliches Gehör) and the standard of […]
Indirect Transactions Involving Frozen Assets under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014
Comment on General Court judgment in Case T-102/23 Introduction In a noteworthy judgment, the General Court (First Chamber) addressed the issue of indirect transactions involving frozen assets under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (OJ 2022, L 193, p. 133). The case (T-102/23) provides important guidance on the scope of the prohibition on disposal and the concept […]
Is Volkswagen AG insolvent? In Russia, it is!
Introduction In recent years, cross-border insolvency and asset recovery against multinational corporations with involvement in Russia have taken on new complexity. A landmark decision by the Moscow Arbitrazh (Commercial) Court in October 2025, opening local insolvency (bankruptcy) proceedings against the German parent company Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Volkswagen AG), exemplifies these developments. This article examines the case, […]
Arbitration Restrictions Challenged Before EU Courts
Introduction Two parallel actions for annulment have been filed before the European General Court, challenging specific provisions within the European Union’s sanctions framework targeting Russia. Cases T-655/25 and T-640/25 seek to invalidate newly introduced restrictions on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards related to EU sanctions measures. Image by Marc Schneider from Pixabay Legal […]
Piercing the Corporate Veil: Siemens AG and its Russian subsidiary held subsidiarily liable for debts of Russian Spin-Off in Landmark Judgment by Russian Court
The St. Petersburg Arbitrazh Court has held Siemens AG and its former Russian subsidiary subsidiarily liable for the debts of OOO (Russian LLC equivalent) “Neftegaz i Energetika”, marking a landmark insolvency judgment amid sanctions and contested restructuring. © unsplash, Sasun Bughdaryan I. Introduction On 21 August 2025, the Arbitrazh Court of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad […]
Is there a successful path for enforcement of an arbitral award in Russia?
In one of our recent articles (see here), we discussed a case in which the Russian commercial court refused to recognise an arbitral award because it was requested by a foreign company from a so-called unfriendly country without a domestic bank account. Enforcement would result in a violation of the provisional public order. Now, the […]